(June 21, 1942 – August 14, 2008) was a Japanese

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

who competed in the early 1970s. His best finish was a bronze medal in the Individual normal hill event at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe ...

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

. Aochi attended

Meiji University , abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-er ...

and then joined Snow Brand Milk Products Company. He joined the company's ski club and later stayed as a mentor to younger skiers.'Rising Sun Air Squadron' ski jumper Seiji Aochi dies at 66
/ref> Aochi died of gastric cancer.

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* * 1942 births 2008 deaths Sportspeople from Hokkaido Deaths from stomach cancer Japanese male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers of Japan Olympic medalists in ski jumping People from Otaru Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub